Letters from the Abbé Edgeworth to His Friends: Written Between the Years 1777 and 1807; with Memoirs of His Life, Including Some Account of the Late Roman Catholic Bishop of Cork, Dr. Moylan, and Letters to Him from the Right Hon. Edmund Burke, and Other Persons of DistinctionLongman, Hurst, Rees, Orme, and Brown, 1818 - 222 Seiten |
Im Buch
Ergebnisse 1-5 von 16
Seite iv
... early stages of the revolution were not unknown to him . His mind was too deeply impressed with the no- tion of an over - ruling Providence to despond , although the catastrophe was equally tra- gical as mysterious ; and hence the ...
... early stages of the revolution were not unknown to him . His mind was too deeply impressed with the no- tion of an over - ruling Providence to despond , although the catastrophe was equally tra- gical as mysterious ; and hence the ...
Seite 2
... early youth was not entirely devoid of interest . Henry Essex Edgeworth , generally known as the Abbé Edgeworth , was born at Edgeworths - town , in Ireland , some time in the year 1745. The family from which he descended has been ...
... early youth was not entirely devoid of interest . Henry Essex Edgeworth , generally known as the Abbé Edgeworth , was born at Edgeworths - town , in Ireland , some time in the year 1745. The family from which he descended has been ...
Seite 11
... early youth , and the ambi- tion of more advanced years , should have yielded , he thought , to the more sober and mature considerations which await upon declining age , and thus have given that superiority in the mind to the dictates ...
... early youth , and the ambi- tion of more advanced years , should have yielded , he thought , to the more sober and mature considerations which await upon declining age , and thus have given that superiority in the mind to the dictates ...
Seite 12
... early separatists from the orthodox faith , form much the greater part of the writings of the fathers of the Christian church . These early writers on Christianity are at least correct historians of the doc- trines taught in their days ...
... early separatists from the orthodox faith , form much the greater part of the writings of the fathers of the Christian church . These early writers on Christianity are at least correct historians of the doc- trines taught in their days ...
Seite 14
... early Christian writer whose works have reached to our times . The testimony and interpretation of the scrip- tural text by St. Augustine , in particular , appeared to him the most unanswerable evidence possible in support 14 claims and ...
... early Christian writer whose works have reached to our times . The testimony and interpretation of the scrip- tural text by St. Augustine , in particular , appeared to him the most unanswerable evidence possible in support 14 claims and ...
Andere Ausgaben - Alle anzeigen
Letters From the Abbé Edgeworth to His Friends: Written Between the Years ... Henry Essex Edgeworth De Firmont,Francis Moylan Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2022 |
Letters from the ABBE Edgeworth to His Friends: Written Between the Years ... Henry Essex Edgeworth De Firmont,Francis Moylan Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2015 |
Letters from the Abbé Edgeworth to His Friends: Written Between the Years ... Henry Essex Edgeworth De Firmont,Francis Moylan Keine Leseprobe verfügbar - 2018 |
Häufige Begriffe und Wortgruppen
66 My dear 66 My Lord 66 Paris Abbé Edgeworth Abbé's afflicted Almighty Archbishop archbishop of Paris assured brother Burke Christian church clergy consolation Cork correspondence dear Aunt dear friend dear Sir death diocese distressing doctrines Dublin duty Edgeworth to Miss Edmund Burke enquiries expressed father favour feel following letter France FRANCIS MOYLAN French friendship give hands happy heart Henry Essex Edgeworth hitherto holy holy orders honour hope humble Servant Ireland John Moylan kind King land late least live London Lordship Louis XVI Louis XVIII Madame Elizabeth matters mind Miss Ussher Mittau Moylan never oath obliged occasion opinion perhaps person Pray prelate present prison Providence received regret religion religious remain respect Richard Burke Right Rev Roman Catholic sentiments sincerely situation soon suppose sure thought tion Toulouse trust unfortunate Ussher Edgeworth venerable virtue whilst writing your's
Beliebte Passagen
Seite 1 - Manchester, and compare it with what it was at the close of the last and the commencement of the present century, we shall find that at that period the useful and industrial arts were comparatively of little importance.
Seite i - On sent en soi-même un plaisir secret lorsqu'on parle de cet empereur ; on ne peut lire sa vie sans une espèce d'attendrissement : tel est l'effet qu'elle produit, qu'on a meilleure opinion de soi-même, parce qu'on a meilleure opinion des hommes.
Seite 6 - Take, eat, this is My Body which is given for you : Do this in remembrance of Me. Likewise after supper He took the Cup; and, when He had given thanks, He gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of this ; for this is My Blood of the New Testament, which is shed for you and for many for the remission of sins : Do this, as oft as ye shall drink it, in remembrance of Me.
Seite 165 - " Your most faithful " And obliged, humble Servant,
Seite 142 - I have met with in any other men upon earth. Unfortunately, he is, as to body, of a most corpulent disposition, which renders him less fit than he would otherwise be, for the arduous task of restoring matters in France. His nephew and niece, inferior to him in point of instruction and talents, are at least his equals as to piety and religion. The young Prince, especially, needs only to be kept in proper 150 bounds ; for he would go too far if left to himself.
Seite 86 - would not refuse : but, as the service was likely to be attended with some danger for me, he dared not insist, and only prayed (in case I deemed the danger to be too great) to point out to. him a clergyman worthy of his confidence, but less known than...
Seite 180 - ... October 1765, appointed chief justice of his Majesty's forests south of Trent, which office he resigned in November 1766. (2) Besides Lord Chatham, Lord Northington and Lord Camden were at this time at Bath. your Lordship's health, and by assuring you of the real sentiments of esteem and respect with which I have the honour to be, my Lord, Your Lordship's most obedient humble servant, GRAFTON. THE EARL OF SHELBURNE TO THE EARL OF CHATHAM. Bowood Park, Monday Morning. [October 5, 1766.] MY DEAR...
Seite 54 - I am sure you are anxious to know how matters go on in this unfortunate country ; and it grieves me to say, that unless Almighty God stretches forth his hand in a miraculous manner, I see but little prospect of their mending. You have, undoubtedly, heard of an oath tendered by the Assembly to all men, in any station whatsoever, but especially to the clergy; by which they are to swear allegiance to the nation, to the law, and to the king ; and bind themselves, moreover, to maintain with all their...
Seite 87 - I deemed the danger to be too great) to point out to. 90 him a clergyman worthy of his confidence, but less known than I was myself; leaving the person absolutely to my choice. " This message, as you may believe, gave me more to think than any message I had received in my life. The general opinion was, that the clergyman called to that awful ministry, would not survive his prince : and it must be allowed, that the horrid policy that prevailed at that time, made this opinion probable enough. However,...
Seite 96 - Paris, three different times, the blood-thirsty gang had held council, whether it was not best to shorten the business, by murdering them upon the spot. My mind was relieved a few days after (at least in some degree), by the positive assurances given me, that amongst the questions put to the three prisoners, upon their arrival in Paris, not a word had been said about me; which clearly proved that I had not been the innocent cause of their misfortune ; but my friend was not the less in danger (for...